hahaha.. when got free stuff, sure can give one...

aiyok... if im going back JB and got some plants maybe then i can give out as well..

oh... im going to meet him tis weekend. so maybe he need to treat me pulak. LOL~


FTS! FTS!!! unless this tank is for IAPLC, we want FTS!!!!! LOL!!! sneek peak only for the old days

BW Growth. they supply carbon as well as excel.

excel isnt just for combating algae.

definitely can. same thing like u mix excel with brighty K. they supply different thing.

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 27 2012, 05:01 PM

- i dont usually ordered plants. i only buy plants when the final main scape is finalized and the tank ready to be flooded.
- but since u already ordered all at once, then the next thing to do iss START SCAPING~ and do it fast.
- wood, while u bz with your soils and stones, let your woods soaked in a bucket of water (but this step not really necessary... just to prevent floats).

- yes, if u have those 5 elements and stuff bla bla bla.. put them first in the tank and then only throw those soils.
- ya.. for temporary, yes u can put them in a bucket of water.
- see here: http://www.aquamoss.net/Articles/MossLog.htm

- dose K everyday since day one.
- Growth, err... if it's low tech then can also la..
- no fish. cycle ur tank first. google more on fishless cycle. (or u can put some 'sacrifice' fish like one or 2).

- the thing is not about ur tank age. cycling is about ur filter age. if your filter is old filter when all the BB already nicely colonized, u wont have so much troubles adding fauna in ur tank in early stage. if ur filter media is a new one or u just 'washed out with tap water' your media, then just do the cycling.

- yes.. whatever moss also can use the way of tying. just keep the moss layer as thin as you can but as widely nicely spreads as you could.

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Added on March 27, 2012, 10:37 pmoh btw... i just managed to save some of the asassin snails from EA MValley this evening. i cant have all. no place in my tank already. u guys better grab it. not always comes as many as these with that price. huhuhuh..~

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 27 2012, 10:37 PM

i think about around 10-12 more or less.

ur fish would do ok one la.. my water is 23-25 and no death also due to freezing

- from my experience, more fan wont really bring more temp down (else chiller wont laku anymore rite?). there's a max usually around 1-3 degrees max below room temp. then after that you put 20 fans also it'll be just the same. but feel free to try more..


- my 2 cents, more higher slope and have some rocks.


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for those who's interested and free, come and join ... spread the words to your friends.

u want to put pasu bunga also can... ha ha ha ha~ in my tank, underneath my slopes are petrified woods + small pots when buying plants that time to support my rocks 'puzzle'. LOL~

- the thing is, the purpose of having those lava rocks and creating slopes are for 2 different purpose.
- using lava rocks: for BB colonizations underneath the soils. so some people taking this opportunity to create slopes with it as well.
- creating slopes: well, definitely just for the slopes. which by means, if u already have Power Sand at your base, it wont be necessary to use lava rocks. so u can use whatever thing (seriously, even pasu bunga) to make the slopes higher as you wanted it. because you wont be worrying about bb colonizations (if got then good, if cant then nvm.. u still have powersand anyway).

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 28 2012, 12:55 PM

- to me, the more BB the better. that's why it's name is "Beneficial" Bacteria. ha ha ha..~
- BB in filter and in the soils done the same thing in different way. ever wonder where's all the poops gone?
- u can replace the powersand with crushed lavarocks if you want. more cheaper. but in these kind of thing, i trust ADA.

ya i was wondering wat type of algae also.

yamato and sae also only helps those new growth that still soft. the hard ones, they dont. manual remove as much as you can, grab some black mollies, they'll eat the hard ones (starve them).

or... of course, blackout does helps anyway... ~

anubias and fern not supposed to be buried in the soils. tie em on something so the rhizome is still in the water column.

that's the main point in this hobby, "as long follow the basics, no matter in what way... the nature will accept". hehehe..!! think 'outside' of the box.

This post has been edited by usermode: Mar 29 2012, 05:35 PM

so far i never plant them in soil. roots or whatever all also not in soil. but if after some time they are the one deciding to dig by themselves.. then i jsut let it be (so far never occurs anyway). but tying to woods will make the roots hold more firmly in its position for a long time. whatever way, initial planting, everything need to be in water column whenever i plant fern/anubias.